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France 10 francs 1950B - Guraud

France · 1950 · 10 francs
Rare
€1.60minimum price
4,807,500coins minted
N894 KM915
RAIn my collection · album RARA-QC4PB
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The coin's story

Coin of 10 francs current from the Fourth Republic, type Guiraud. It combines sobriety and republican symbolism, with Marianne with a classical profile and the Gallic cock, national emblem.

    Obverse

    REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G·GUIRAUD

    Profile of Marianne on the left, wearing a phrygian hat.

    GGEngraved by Georges Guiraud

    Reverse

    LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 10 FRANCS 1950

    Gaul cock standing on a bay branch.

    GGEngraved by Georges Guiraud

    Specifications

    • Denomination10 francs
    • Year1950
    • Mintage4,807,500
    • MintMonnaie de Paris
    • MaterialCopper-aluminium (Cu 91%, Al 9%)
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter20 mm
    • Thickness1.64 mm
    • Weight3 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    10 francs 20 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.64 mm.

    Composition

    Aluminium100 %

    Reference catalogues

    N894Numista KM915Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    10 centimes1945 · 17 mm 10 francs1950 · 20 mm 1 franc1948 · 23 mm 20 francs1952 · 23.5 mm 20 centimes1945 · 24 mm 100 francs1955 · 24 mm 10 francs1949 · 26 mm 2 francs1947 · 27 mm

    By the same engraver: Georges Guiraud 3 coins

    1952France 50 francs 1952 - Guraud 1952France 20 francs 1952 - Guraud

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